English · Word Candidate

fatal

/ˈfeɪ.təl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: fatals

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Causing death or destruction.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

gây tử vong hoặc hủy hoại

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Adjective

Examples

a fatal wound; a fatal disease; that fatal day; a fatal mistake

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dẫn đến chấm dứt chương trình

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Adjective

Examples

a fatal error; a fatal exception

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A fatality; an event that leads to death.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự kiện gây tử vong

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Noun

Examples

For this same period there have been four fatals and 44 nonfatals in gassy mines.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lỗi gây chấm dứt chương trình

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “fatal” mean?

Causing death or destruction.

Is “fatal” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.